Folding child&#39;s bed



G. R. HAYNES.

FOLDING CHILDS BED.

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1,402,767. Patented Jan. 10,1922.

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G. R. HAYNES.

FOLDING CHILIDS BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1920.

1 ,402,767, Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

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, ingchilds bed, and it consists in the novel 1 UNITED "STATES.

' GUY R. HAYNES, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOROE ONE-THIRD TO ANTHONYf HENKE AND ONE-THIRD T0 HARRY MISSOURI.

PATENT OFFICE.

F. RENZENBRINK, BOTH OF ST. LOUIS,

FOLDING CHILDS BED.

Application fiIed May. 2 1,

Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Childrens Beds, .of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to. the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved foldconstruction and combination of parts that is hereinafter particularly described and distinctly claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved separate folding-bed, especially adapted for infants at the nursing age, but which bed'may be made of suitable size to adapt it for use of children of considerable age and which bed shall be capable of at tachment of its open side to the side-rail. of the parents bed, whereby there will be no obstruction on that side to interfere with the free handling of theinfant by the parent occu in the said. arents bedand'which P3 2: P a

childs bed maybe quickly detached from the parents bed after use, and folded into a very small and compact bundle, and be packed away, or placed beneath the parents bed, until again required for use.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a top plan-View of my childs bed, partly insection, unfolded .and attached tothe parents bed, ready for use, the footportion of said parents bed being broken awayto economize in drafting space.

Fig. 2 is an end-elevation of the childs bed, detached fromthe parents bed, folded, and ready to be packed away orbe used as a trundle-bedbeneaththe parents bed.

Fig. 3 is a Vertical cross-section, taken throughthe childs and the parents beds, on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 j

Fig, 4. is an enlarged detail fragmentary section, taken .onthe line 4.-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detailsectional pl'an view of the upper hinge, which connects the folding ends of the childs bed to the back section of same. i

Fig. 6 is a detail side-elevation of the lower hinge, thesection being taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of the childs bed, with independent supports, the section Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.10,.19

920. Serial No. 383,155.

F ig. 9 is a side-elevation of the modified form of the childs bed, assembled for use,

the legs being broken away.

The numeral 1 designates thehead-section of any common bedstead; 2 the side-rails thereof, and 3 the usual wire orotherform of bed-spring.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a childs bed with. a main side-section, com. posed of -two end poststhat'reach to the floor, to support one side of said bed; said posts being designated by the numeral 4; bottom side-rail'5; top side-rail 6; suitable vertical rods17 connecting said bottom and top side-rails to guard the child, and prevent it from crawling out of the bed; folding end= sections 8," whose vertical frame-bars are hinged to and vertically adjustable upon the adjacent end-posts 4, suitable hingeshav ing oneof their leaves 9 encircling said end posts and adjustable vertically thereon suitable thumb-screws (or other common setscrews). 10 for adjustably fastening said? leaves to said posts; opposite hinge-leaves 11 pivoted to said leaves 9 by means of pintles 12, and fixed securely to the said vertical frame-bars ofsaid folding end-sections 8 by means of rivets or other fastenings l4; and a suitable bed-spring frame 15 that has; its outer edgepivoted to a horizontal extension 16' of the said hinge-leaves 9 by means of intles 17 and nuts 18. See Figs. 4, 5 and 6. baid bottom side-rail 5, and top side-rail 6 have their'ends curved at a right angle and extend inwardly aconsiderable distance to provide space so that when the childs'bed is folded up, said bed spring-frame'lo will fold up in a vertical position in said space. See Fig. 2. I

When the childs bed is to be used, the

parts thereof are unfolded, as shown in Figs;

. ably secured thereto by means of'hooks 19,

one endofwhich is perforated and mounted loosely on the adjacent vertical frame-bars porting the childs bed-spring frame 15"atabout the same height from the floor as thatoccupiedby the. saidbed-spring 3 of said parents bed. See Figs. 1 and 3.

' When the .childs bed is not in use, it should be folded, to the position shown in Fig. 2, wherein the bed-spring frame 15 thereof is turned upon its pintles 17 to 00-.

parallel .with the vertical side-rail rods 7 and the said end-sections 8 are folded toward each other, out ofthe way and parallel with the said bed-spr ng frame 15, which had previously been folded in the manner above stated.

' If desired to use the folded childs'bed as a trundle bed, its bottom and top side-rails.

5 and 6 should be fitted with common' cas; tors=20, as. shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and

, then be laid upon said castors and run under or child.

the parents bed, where it will be out of the way, aswell as almost out of sight, until it is to be again used as a bed foran infant T he modified construction.

I IWhen it is desired to use the childsbed independently of the p'arents bed, I provide the, inner, edge of the ch'ilds bed-spring frame 15 with suitableextra foidinglegs 21 forsupporting that edge of the said frame, said legs being pivoted at 22 to brackets 23 riveted or otherwise fixed to said frame, and adapted to be folded inwardly to a position parallel with and adjacent tov the saidframe 15, after the latter has been folded" to a vertical position,

A common toggle-brace 241 is provided with the usual two sections pivotal-1y connected at about the center of the lengthof said brace by means of a'rivet or screw 25, and one end of sa d brace is pivoted at 23 to the said bed frame 15, while'the opposite end 'of saidbrace is pivoted at 27'to the-adjacent folding leg 21 at'a point some distance below the said pivotal-point 22 of said leg, so that the said toggle-brace will (when ex tended) be located obliquely, as shown in Fig. 7, and act as avery efficient brace for said leg. 7

There is aleg 21, and a duplicate of. the

above construction, at both ends of the cliilds, bed frame-l5,in the present form my modified construction.

A folding-gate on guard 28, to prevent the infant or child from escaping from the bed at the side which is opposite the said main side-section, is composed of a rectangular frame 29 carrying suitable vertical bars or rods 7, and has brackets 30 fixed was lower edge and pivoted to the said brackets 23 by cupy a vertical position, out of the way and thesame pivoting-means 22 which are used to hingedly secure the upper ends of said folding legs 21 to thesaid folding bed-frame 15, whereby the said folding-gate'may be swung to occupy the position which it occupies in Figs. 7 and 9, or be swung downwardly and inwardly, upon and against the said. legs 21, after they have been folded in the manner above described. 7

To detachably hold the said folding-gate 28 in position for use as a gate,'as shownin Figs. 7 and 9, I have provided suitable fastening-devices, which may be in the form of spring clips that are U-shaped in planview, as shown in detail in Fig. 8'. I

Said spring clips are composed of a strip of spring-metal having parallel clamping arms 31, which engage on opposite sides of the said gate-frame 29. adjacent their free scribed swinging or folding end-sections 8,

so that when the latter are swung into the using position (which is that shown in Figs. 7 and 9) the said spring clamping arms 31 will engage the adjacent vertical bars of the said gate-frame 29, and detachably hold said frame'in position for use as a gate frame.-

Rivetsor other fastenings 32 are used to fasten the said spring-clips to the vertical bars of the said folding end-sections 8 of the bed. Lugs 33 are mounted upon said folding end-sections sto support said bed springframe 15 when same is in an unfolded posi tion. See Fig. 1. i. T he operation and manner of usingmy invention will be readily understood from the above description. 1claim: An improved folding childs bed composed of a main side-section-having fixed legs which extend to the floor; folding endsections hinged to and adjustable vertically uponthe main side-section; hinges having. one of their leaves encircling said end-posts and provided with a horizontal extension;

suitable thumb-screws for adjustably fasten ing said leaves to said end-posts; a bed folding end-sections; and supporting-means mounted upon said end-sections to hold the free edge .of said bed .sp'ring-frame inf a horizontal position when said frame is in use.

ln testimonywhereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribinig'witnessesi GUY R. HAYNESQJ: Witnesses FRANCES E. MORRIS,

JOHN C. HIGDON. 

